{"683754":{"#nid":"683754","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Support for Communicating About the Death of an Employee","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech has introduced new guidelines for communicating about the death of an employee, designed to ensure timely, respectful, and coordinated communications to campus constituents.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThese guidelines provide a streamlined approach for sharing sensitive information, ensuring that those most affected by the loss of a faculty or staff member are notified promptly, treated with compassion, and connected to resources to help them navigate this difficult time.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EContained within the guidelines are email templates that can be tailored to the situation and audience. Links to helpful resources, including the Employee Assistant Program and mental health support services, are also included in the guidelines and email templates.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA need for consistent and compassionate communication was identified through the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/wellbeingroadmaps.gatech.edu\/the-cultivate-well-being-roadmap-with-a-focus-on-faculty-and-staff\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECultivate Well-Being Roadmap with a Focus on Faculty and Staff\u003C\/a\u003E. A working group of communications, human resources, psychology, and mental health professionals contributed to the guidelines, looking to peer institutions for benchmarking and consulting with people on campus who have experienced the death of a colleague.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EView the guidelines and resources at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hr.gatech.edu\/employee-death\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehr.gatech.edu\/employee-death\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech has introduced new guidelines for communicating about the death of an employee, designed to ensure timely, respectful, and coordinated communications to campus constituents.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech has introduced new guidelines for communicating about the death of an employee, designed to ensure timely, respectful, and coordinated communications to campus constituents. "}],"uid":"27164","created_gmt":"2025-08-12 18:40:36","changed_gmt":"2025-08-12 19:02:39","author":"Rachael Pocklington","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-08-12T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-08-12T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"677667":{"id":"677667","type":"image","title":"when-the-whistle-blows-slider.jpeg","body":null,"created":"1755025004","gmt_created":"2025-08-12 18:56:44","changed":"1755025004","gmt_changed":"2025-08-12 18:56:44","alt":"Images of candles burning at a service","file":{"fid":"261594","name":"when-the-whistle-blows-slider.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/08\/12\/when-the-whistle-blows-slider.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/08\/12\/when-the-whistle-blows-slider.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":359872,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/08\/12\/when-the-whistle-blows-slider.jpeg?itok=hluldk7e"}}},"media_ids":["677667"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/hr.gatech.edu\/employee-death\/","title":"Employee Death Notification Guidance"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"194724","name":"death notification guidance"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}